Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-09

moat important edneatlnnal gathering
ever brought together in the Uuiiad
States and Dakota will be largely repre-
scented in its councils.
A temperance picnic will be given at
the Wtlby school house east of the
James river bridge on the 14th day of
this month. Temperance speeches will
be- made.
Mrs. A. W. Barber returned &c Yapk
ton last evening and after obtaining the
key went at noe to the old home. She
came to attend to packing things OF the
house for shipment to Florida and will
remain abort one week.
Further investigation of the hog
cholera matter reveals the fact that there
is some disease among the hogs of m
farmer besides the one mentioned yes
terday and that Eve hogs have already
died from toe effects of it.
Wendell Herrick, OF Rerrick, Nebraska,
has recently returned from a vieit east.
While absent MIR. Herrlck purchased a
herd OF five head OF Galloway cattle
which will be added to the already ex-
teneive drove which Mr.. Herrick hos in
Nebraska.
Sheriff Bovee, of Elk Point, came to
Yanktop on this Moons train from the
east, having in charge a violently in
sane man, who was taken to the asy.
lum. The lunatic escaped from the
sheriff at Vermillion, and there was con
siderable excitement until he was re-.
captured. After about five more patients
arrive, the good people with large
houses in the city, will be asked to take
some OF them in as boarders, as the asy-
lum ie full clear to the roof.
e. Q. Dudley's residence and lawn
were last evening utilized by the mis-
sion band of the Congregational church
for a lawn social. The evening was de-
lightful, and ~promenadipg upon the
lawn. which was lighted by numberlesH
Chinese lanterns. assisted by the moon,
was but one of the attractions. Within
the house there were gathered a number
OF young people, who by acting
oharades, furnishing vocal and
instrumental music added much to
the pleasure of the occasion. The at
tendance was large and many dimes
were dropped into the hat.
To-day a reporter called at the Com
merciai hotel just for the purpose Of
seeing the workings OF Thompson's
Universal garment cutter which is at
tracing so much attention just now.
Mr., Thompson the proprietor OF the
Invention kindly took an hour or more
away from his business and spent II
in showing the newspaper maj
his machine which is very simple in de
tail. but most practical and useful j
seems 10 be. A child of usual intelll
#ho has been taught to read figures q
numbers can cut any garment With cas-
by this system A description of til,
invsntiop, ard it's nses wall be printed
in these columns next week.
superintendent Beardsley, OF this di
vision OF the Milwaukee road, was in tn
city this morning for an hour, but ht
did not state the object of his visit. To
gether with Agent Dean and Roadmas
ter Curry he spent q few moments look
ing over the track west of the depot TO
some distance, and as he frequent I'll
made references 10 q map or chart whlc
he carried in his hand, there may be
change in the grade, or depot ground
or something else in the city very sool
While here Mr.. Beardsley selected q sit
for a warehouse for E M. Coales. whic
will be built at once and which will b
used for storing oils. The warehous
: will be located q short distance belo
: the Milwaukee shops and outside tt
5 city limits. Wood and IRON will be tt
material red in its construction, and
will be q mammoth building.
{ The new order of things in the matte
: of liquor Licenses in this city may |
stated as follows. Mayor Teller COZ
!, %strues the law as providing for the pay
ment of the entire license fee ct the b,
ginning of the year instead OF in quartz
lily payments is heretofore. and by th
. construction OF the law he intends I
= act. Therefore he refuses
sign a liquor license for lie
than one year. To-day he ga
! the city marshal a letter of instruction
making q statement of the case acoor'
ing to the above information, and II
: marshal visited each petitioner for
: license and read the letter to him. a
the saloon keepers then, who have SO
liquor since ally LIST have been yiol
ting the law as they sold without q
,ense their licenses not havil
been signed by the mayor as t
: law provides. John Satori has paid |
license for the year and his pernissi
: to sell liquor for one year has been sig
:. ed by the mayor. There are several
= the petitioners to whom licenses had be
! granted who are talking of going out
the business because of this new arranf
merit. The mayor has stated
definite time within which the :icen
must be paid but next week will pro
!, sbly being forth something interestil
~ $4,000 to loan on Yankton city PR
81 erty at 10 cents. E. M. o'BR1EN
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